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The QC, Vol. 86, No. 15 • February 3, 2000

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WHITTIER
COLLEGE
uaker
Eebruaiy3,-2000
ampus
C O L L E G.E
■ Forget It!
Leonardo
Bravo's "Remembering and
Forgetting"
comes to
Mendenhall.
SPORTS
■ Streaking the Court
Men's basketball defeats Red-
lands 80-72 to extend a four
game winning streak.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
OPINION TOPIC
■ Was it censorship to
remove the Franklin
board?
Student columnists reach a
unanimous decision.
CAMP U.S
■ W.T.O.
Remembered
ty
Senior Stanley Call recounts his
experiences protesting the W.T.O
in Seattle.
Students Outraged for Second Time by Franklin Poster
Society Advisory Board to Meet to Decide on Possible Sanctions
■ SOCIETIES
by Carlos Estrada
QC News Editor
The Society Advisory Board (S.A.B.)
will meet this Thursday to discuss possible
sanctions against the Franklin Society after
the group posted a board in the hallway of
the Student Union that many students found
offensive and degrading towards women.
The board, which was posted Tuesday,
Jan. 25, by the Franklin pledge class depicted several scantily clad women in photos
taken from pornographic magazines. Other
photos of the pledge class members were
superimposed over the pornographic photos along with allegedly insensitive slogans.
"This is something that offended the
community here," Dean of Students Dave
Leonard said. "There were words and photos that were offensive to various members
of the community."
The posting by the Franklins was in
direct violation of Whittier College policy
as stated in the Student Handbook. The
section titled "Student Activities Policy"
states in its publicity policy; section II that,
"Language and graphics contained in all
publicity must uphold the policies and standards of community for Whittier College."
Furthermore, it adds that, "publicity
may not contain derogatory images of human body parts or nudity, racial slurs ... or
sexually explicit innuendoes that are commonly viewed to be in poor taste."
The posting drew sharp criticism from
various factions on campus including other
societies who objected to the further tarnishing of the reputation of societies on
campus. This criticism led to various emergency meetings of student legislative bodies including the Inter-Society Council
(I.S.C.) and the Council of Representatives
(COR) to discuss possible action against
the Franklins. Word ofthe incident eventually reached new College President
Katherine Will who issued a statement on
the subject from her office upon seeing
photos of the posting.
"As the president, as a woman and as
the mother of college-age students, I am
very disappointed on hearing about and
seeing pictures of the poster created by the
Franklins," Will said. "This kind of action
is not in keeping with the values of Whittier
College. Societies have been a key part of
Whittier College culture for a long time. I
expect them to foster the kinds of leadership and strong values that we support in
the Whittier College Community."
This is the second such complaint
against the Franklin Society [see QC Issue
8, Volume 86] which offended several students led by the Movimiento Estudantil
Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA).
This poster by the Franklin Society pledges enraged students and has
brought the possibility of sanctions against the group.
The S.A.B. was originally formed to
mediate issues and conflicts between societies by a third, non-partisan body. Much
like the College Hearing Board, the S.A.B.
can hear complaints against societies and
levy sanctions if such actions are deemed
necessary.
"The role of the [S.A.B.] is to be congruent with the values of this institution,"
Leonard said. "All boards can levy sanc-
See FRANKLINS page 5
President Collard Sworn Into Office
■ COR
by Carlos Estrada
QC News Editor
New Council of Representatives (COR) President Jon Collard was formally inaugurated into
office Thursday, Jan. 27, along
with the other new members of
COR by College President
Katherine Will in a ceremony held
in the Campus Inn.
"I'd like to first give my congratulations," Will said to begin
her speech. "We are so very proud
of you. We are proud of all our
students but especially of our student leaders."
The Ceremony was attended
by about 100 dining students,
faculty and staff and featured
speeches by Interim Dean of Students Dave Leonard, Vice President for Advancement Joseph
Zanetta, Will and Collard.
The event marked the first
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Runaway Teenager
Found in Stauffer Hall
■ CRIME
by Vivi Suveiu
QC Assoc. News Editor
College President Katherine Will speaks at inauguration of
COR president Jon Collard.
time that newly elected Council
members have been sworn into
office.
"We did it for a variety of
reasons," Collard said. "We
wanted to give COR legitimacy
and accountability. We wanted
to increase the visibility of COR
and hopefully increase participation in future elections."
See COR page 6
Campus Safety received a
telephone call from a Covina
police officer at 6:20 am. on
Sunday, Jan. 23 regarding a female juvenile runaway in
Stauffer Residence Hall.
The female juvenile called
from the dorm room wanting
to be picked up by the Covina
officer to be taken back to her
home.
The Covina of fi per told the
female to meet Campus Safety
in the Stauffer lobby until the
Covina Police Department was
able to arrive at the College.
Campus Safety went to the
Stauffer lobby at6:27 a.m.,meet-
ing the female ju venile, then proceeded to question her.
The female said that she had
a family argument the previous
day, on Saturday, Jan. 22, and
then ran away from home. She
contacted two male cousins who
brought her to Whittier College,
though the report does not indicate at what time they arrived at
Whittier.
Campus Safety notified the
Stauffer Residence Advisor of
the incident but was unable to
contact the juvenile's cousins or
the male student, since the female did not know where they
See CRIME page 6
ISSUE 15 • VOLUME 86

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
uaker
Eebruaiy3,-2000
ampus
C O L L E G.E
■ Forget It!
Leonardo
Bravo's "Remembering and
Forgetting"
comes to
Mendenhall.
SPORTS
■ Streaking the Court
Men's basketball defeats Red-
lands 80-72 to extend a four
game winning streak.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
OPINION TOPIC
■ Was it censorship to
remove the Franklin
board?
Student columnists reach a
unanimous decision.
CAMP U.S
■ W.T.O.
Remembered
ty
Senior Stanley Call recounts his
experiences protesting the W.T.O
in Seattle.
Students Outraged for Second Time by Franklin Poster
Society Advisory Board to Meet to Decide on Possible Sanctions
■ SOCIETIES
by Carlos Estrada
QC News Editor
The Society Advisory Board (S.A.B.)
will meet this Thursday to discuss possible
sanctions against the Franklin Society after
the group posted a board in the hallway of
the Student Union that many students found
offensive and degrading towards women.
The board, which was posted Tuesday,
Jan. 25, by the Franklin pledge class depicted several scantily clad women in photos
taken from pornographic magazines. Other
photos of the pledge class members were
superimposed over the pornographic photos along with allegedly insensitive slogans.
"This is something that offended the
community here," Dean of Students Dave
Leonard said. "There were words and photos that were offensive to various members
of the community."
The posting by the Franklins was in
direct violation of Whittier College policy
as stated in the Student Handbook. The
section titled "Student Activities Policy"
states in its publicity policy; section II that,
"Language and graphics contained in all
publicity must uphold the policies and standards of community for Whittier College."
Furthermore, it adds that, "publicity
may not contain derogatory images of human body parts or nudity, racial slurs ... or
sexually explicit innuendoes that are commonly viewed to be in poor taste."
The posting drew sharp criticism from
various factions on campus including other
societies who objected to the further tarnishing of the reputation of societies on
campus. This criticism led to various emergency meetings of student legislative bodies including the Inter-Society Council
(I.S.C.) and the Council of Representatives
(COR) to discuss possible action against
the Franklins. Word ofthe incident eventually reached new College President
Katherine Will who issued a statement on
the subject from her office upon seeing
photos of the posting.
"As the president, as a woman and as
the mother of college-age students, I am
very disappointed on hearing about and
seeing pictures of the poster created by the
Franklins," Will said. "This kind of action
is not in keeping with the values of Whittier
College. Societies have been a key part of
Whittier College culture for a long time. I
expect them to foster the kinds of leadership and strong values that we support in
the Whittier College Community."
This is the second such complaint
against the Franklin Society [see QC Issue
8, Volume 86] which offended several students led by the Movimiento Estudantil
Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA).
This poster by the Franklin Society pledges enraged students and has
brought the possibility of sanctions against the group.
The S.A.B. was originally formed to
mediate issues and conflicts between societies by a third, non-partisan body. Much
like the College Hearing Board, the S.A.B.
can hear complaints against societies and
levy sanctions if such actions are deemed
necessary.
"The role of the [S.A.B.] is to be congruent with the values of this institution,"
Leonard said. "All boards can levy sanc-
See FRANKLINS page 5
President Collard Sworn Into Office
■ COR
by Carlos Estrada
QC News Editor
New Council of Representatives (COR) President Jon Collard was formally inaugurated into
office Thursday, Jan. 27, along
with the other new members of
COR by College President
Katherine Will in a ceremony held
in the Campus Inn.
"I'd like to first give my congratulations," Will said to begin
her speech. "We are so very proud
of you. We are proud of all our
students but especially of our student leaders."
The Ceremony was attended
by about 100 dining students,
faculty and staff and featured
speeches by Interim Dean of Students Dave Leonard, Vice President for Advancement Joseph
Zanetta, Will and Collard.
The event marked the first
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smnm
■Ayy...... AAAiy:yy
■■yyyyyyy.... ...yy yy:
Runaway Teenager
Found in Stauffer Hall
■ CRIME
by Vivi Suveiu
QC Assoc. News Editor
College President Katherine Will speaks at inauguration of
COR president Jon Collard.
time that newly elected Council
members have been sworn into
office.
"We did it for a variety of
reasons," Collard said. "We
wanted to give COR legitimacy
and accountability. We wanted
to increase the visibility of COR
and hopefully increase participation in future elections."
See COR page 6
Campus Safety received a
telephone call from a Covina
police officer at 6:20 am. on
Sunday, Jan. 23 regarding a female juvenile runaway in
Stauffer Residence Hall.
The female juvenile called
from the dorm room wanting
to be picked up by the Covina
officer to be taken back to her
home.
The Covina of fi per told the
female to meet Campus Safety
in the Stauffer lobby until the
Covina Police Department was
able to arrive at the College.
Campus Safety went to the
Stauffer lobby at6:27 a.m.,meet-
ing the female ju venile, then proceeded to question her.
The female said that she had
a family argument the previous
day, on Saturday, Jan. 22, and
then ran away from home. She
contacted two male cousins who
brought her to Whittier College,
though the report does not indicate at what time they arrived at
Whittier.
Campus Safety notified the
Stauffer Residence Advisor of
the incident but was unable to
contact the juvenile's cousins or
the male student, since the female did not know where they
See CRIME page 6
ISSUE 15 • VOLUME 86